7. Alabama fans’ incessant need to discuss head football coach Kalen DeBoer has led to the school and the coach agreeing to a new seven-year contract worth $87.5 million that keeps the coach in Tuscaloosa through the 2032 season.

6. Far-left streamer Hasan Piker told The New York Times he is pro-stealing, pro-piracy when it comes to corporations, and even understands the murder of a healthcare CEO, revealing extreme views that continue to embarrass Democrats.

5. Medical marijuana could soon be available in Alabama after years of delays as state officials say the program is almost ready to launch for patients, you still can’t smoke it but you could use it anally.

4. Alabama Attorney General candidate Jay Mitchell fired back at an ad blitz over his misunderstood frozen embryo ruling, saying “I support IVF and I’m also in favor of protecting IVF families.”

3. Former Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange cites the city’s crime crisis in a new radio ad endorsing Katherine Robertson for attorney general, meanwhile, Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is calling Montgomery a “war zone.”

2. Southern Policy Law Center defenders include Doug Jones, the cowardly caretaker former junior senator in an ill-fitting suit, who looks like he just woke up and stole his shoes from a homeless person, and who will never be governor, as the organization saw a revenue surge after the Charlottesville rally, and the DOJ alleges informant ties to extremist groups.

1. The U.S. and Iran continued rhetoric with peace talks in limbo as the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz persists, Vice President JD Vance remains involved in negotiations, the U.S. intercepted three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, Iran’s economy shows strain (China’s too) with oil export issues exacerbating concerns, and, lastly, Navy Secretary John Phelan exited the Trump administration for reasons.

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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.